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100 1 _aGrinnell, Richard M.
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245 1 0 _aSocial work research & evaluation
_bquantitative and qualitative approaches
_cRichard M. Grinnell, Jr.
246 3 _aSocial work research and evaluation
250 _a5th ed.
260 _aItasca, Ill.
_bF.E. Peacock Publishers
_cc1997.
300 _axxxii, 640 p.
_bill.
_c25 cm.
500 _aRev. ed. of: Social work research and evaluation. 4th ed. c1993.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aContexts of knowledge generation: Generation of knowledge; Research contexts -- Problem formulation and research approaches: Research problems & questions; Quantitative approaches to the generation of knowledge; Qualitative approaches to the generation of knowledge; Using both research approaches in a single study -- Measurement in social work research; Measuring variables; Measuring instruments; Designing measuring instruments -- Logic of research design: Sampling; Group designs; Case designs -- Obtrusive data collection methods: Structured observation; Survey research; Participant observation -- Unobtrusive data collection methods: Secondary analysis; Utilizing existing statistics; Content analysis; Historical research; Selecting a data collection method & data science -- Data analysis: Quantitative data analysis; Qualitative data analysis -- Evaluation in action: Case-level evaluation; Program-level evaluation; Implementing evaluations -- Appendix: Cultural factors related to research.
520 _aThe audience of this edition remains the same as the previous ones, advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate work students who are taking a one-semester (or quarter) research methods course. As before [the author] emphasis continues to be on how the goals of social work are furthered by the research process.... [The author] has designed this book to give students the basic methodological foundation they need in order to obtain the advanced knowledge and skills presented in these two specialized research courses. -Pref.
650 0 _aSocial service
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700 1 _aGrinnell, Richard M.
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